Compact holder and ejector



March 21, 1928.

w. s. KENDALL COMPACT HOLDER AND EJEbTon Filed Oct. 7, 3.927

WITNESSES 7%7/[60/1 6'2 java/u! BY l I ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 27; 1923.

UNITED STATES OFFICE.

COMPACT HOLDER EJEC'I'OR.

Application filed October 7, 1927; Serial No. 224,659.

This invention relates to compact holders and ejectors for vanity.cases, and has'for an object to provide an improved construction whereinan automatic ejector is presented, capable offunctioning when manu allyreleased.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide an improved ejectormechanism for vanity cases, wherein an ejecting spring is utilized toproduce a movement of the compact after the same has been released.

A further object of the invention, more specifically, is to provide acompact ejector, wherein one or more manually actuated catches areprovided for holding a compact in place, together with a constantlyacting spring positioned to eject the compact when the catches have beenmoved to a released position.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an improved compactholder.

wherein a releasable catch is presented for normally holding a compactagainst removal. I j In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a to planview of a vanity case open and provided with an embodiment of theinvention, part of the lid being broken awa Figure 2 is a view similarto Figure 1, except the compact has been removed and the lower partshown in section, said section being taken on line 22 of Figure 4.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 33. 7 Figure 4 isa sectional view similar to Figure 3 exceptthe compact has been removed.7 1

Figure 5 is a plan view of amodified form of catch to that shown inFigure 1.

Figure 6 is an edge view of the catch shown in Figure 5.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a lid ofany desired structure hingedly connected at 2 to the body 3 of thevanity case. The'body 3 may be of any desired shape, said body belnformed preferably with a slightly curve bottom 4, though this is not atall essential.-

Bottom 4 merges at the sides into a curved.

flange 5 which'accommodates the spring which spring is in the form of awire and part acting as a pintle for the hinge-2. The retaining spring 6acts to clam 'or hold in place, the compact holding ring The ringisprovided with an annular flat sprface 8 and a right angle flange 9 whichis vertical when the surface 8 ishorizontal. Flange 9 is preferablyformed with a slight groove 10 in which the catch ring 11 fits. Thiscatch ring is provided with a bent end 12 extending to an aperture inthe flange 9, and extends almost entirely around the flange 9. At theend opposite the bent end 12,

there is avertical extension 13 projecting upwardly througha slot 14 inthe surface 8. The extension 13 if desired, may be bent over and roundedto make a small smooth knob. Inwardly extending sections or ears 15 and16 are formedat suitable spaced intervals by bending the ring 11. Theseextensions or catch members extend through suitable apertures in theiflange 9 and overlap the annular flangeorwall 17 of the compact 18. Thecompact 18 may be any desired compact, consisting usually of a flatbottom .and an upstanding flange so as to present a cup structure forreceiving the cosmetic. I

As' indicated particularly in Figures 2 and 3, the flange -9; mergesinto abottom plate 19 which is provided with a slot or cut-away portion20. A flat spring 21 is arranged beneath the plate 16 and is. formed tonormally bow upwardly asshown in Fig-. ure 4. The ends 22 and 23 ofspring 21, continually remain in contact with the bottom 4, but wheneverpermitted, the spring will automatically move upwardly through the slot20 into the position shown in Figure 4. When thecompact is forced intothe Vanity case, itwill snap past the catchmem here 15 and 16, and saidcatch members Wlll compact is forced into position, spring 21 is forceddownwardly until it assumes the po sition shown in igure 3. When the projection or catch handle 13 is moved from in Figure 4. This will resultin raising the "normally hold the compact in place. As the compactsothat it maybe readily grasped and removed and a new one substituted.

.In' Figures-5 and 6, a modified form of catch ring 25 is disclosed.This ring is rovided preferably with three catch mem rs though agreateror even less number Y comprising an ejecting spring,

- comprising a other, whereupon the ring 25 'will be ex-' panded and'thecatch members '26 moved.

away from the compact.

What I claim is:

1. In a vanity case, a compact ejector comprising acatch structure fornormally holding a compact in place, a constantly acting springpositioned to urge the compact 'to an ejected position, and manuallyactuated means for-moving the catch structure wan inoperative positionwhereby said spring may function.

2. A compact ejector for vanity cases, an expanslble and contractable.catch normally holding the compact in the vanity case against the actionof'said spring, and a hand-operated member .for moving said catch to aninoperative position.

.3. A compact ejectorfor vanity cases,

cludinga rmg having a slot near one edge,

a catch structure for holding a compactwithin said ring,'a springcontinually acting on said compact for ejecting the same,

and a hand operated member extending from said catch structure throughsaid slot whereby the compact structure may be moved to an inoperativeposition and thus permit the spring to function.

4. An ejector for vanity cases, comprising I means for holding a compactin a case, sald means including a ring formed with a bottom plate,

positioned to move; partly through said slot when released, a catchstructure for nor.- mally holding the compact against said hot- I tomplate whereby said spring is compressed,

and a hand operated member .for disengaging said catch structure wherebysaid spring may move p'artly'through said slot for ejecting the compact.

5. An ejector for compacts, comprising a flat bowed spring adapted tobe. positioned an operative position, and a releasable catch for.normally holding the compact in its opg erative position whereby whensaid catch is released said spring will automatically function to raisethe compact to anejected posi-.

tion. I

i 6. In an ejector for vanity cases adapted to eject compacts therefrom,an ejector inflat. spnng adaptedto be posivided with a depending plateformed with a slot therein,

- means 'for holding a Y tom having a slot therein, a

. through said slot compact holding structure inv said bottom: platehaving a slot there1n,a spring carried by said case and bottom of thecase and the center will bow upwardly when released, means carried bythe vanity case for receiving a compact, said compaet acting to movesaidspring to a substantially flat position, for normally holding thecompactun the vanity case, said spring acting to e ect the compact whenthe catchvis released.

7 A compact plate holder and an e ector for vanity cases comprising aringfor receiving a compact plate, said ring being proflange anda bottoma catch for holding a compact plate in said' ring, a spring functioningthrough said slot for ejecting said compact plate when said. catch hasbeen released, and a hand operated member for moving the catch to areleased pos tion.

-8. An ejector for vanity cases, including compact in a vanity case,said means being provided with a botflat loosely p0- sitioned springarrangedbeneath said bottom and formed of a size to bow outwardly whenreleased whereby the compact is ejected, and manually actuated catchmeans for normally holding the ejector against the action'ofsaid'spring.

9. In an ejector for vanity cases, a rm structure having a dependingflange forme with a plurality of apertures, a catchring substantiallysurrounding said flange an formed with'projecting catch membersextending through said apertures, manually actuated means for causingsaid ring to expand and said catches to move to an inop-. erativeposition, and spring means positioned' to act on the bottom of thecompact to move the compact out of the case when the catch members havebeen moved to an inoperative position;

v 10. In an ejector for compacts, a spring for ejecting the, compact,and a catch structure for normally preventing the spring from functionng, sa1dcatch structure in desire to move the catch members to a non-.

functioning position. beneath acompact when thecompact is .in 1

11. In a vanity case, a casing, mounted in said casing formed with awall extending substantially at a right angle to the bottom of thecasing, said member having an aperture, and a spring actuated catchextending normally through said uperture for releasablyretaining acompact in said member.

f 12. In a vanitycase, a casing, a compact and a releasable catch amember" handles being adapted to be receiving member mounted in saidcasing 1 formed with' an upstanding wall provided with an aggrture, acatch, a spring for normally hol feet through said aperture forretaining a compact in said member, and manually operated meansforwithdrawing said catch so as to releasethe. compact held thereby.

13. ha vanity case, a compact holding member formed with an aperturedwall,'a plurality of catch members extending beyond said wall forholding a compact in said holding member, one of said catch membersbeing withdrawable for releasing said compact, and spring means fornormally holdg said catch so that it will proing said last mentionedcatch member in en- 15 gagement with said compact.

14. In a vanity case, a compact holding ring formed with an aperture, aspring pressed catch normally projecting through said aperture forretaining a compact in said 20 ring, and manually actuated means forwithdrawing said catch through said aperture for releasing said compact.

Signed at New York in the county of New- York and State of New York this5th day 25 'of October, A. D. 1927. r

WELIAM e. KENDALL.

